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EMJ Global Highlights June 2017
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  1. Ellen J Weber
  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ellen J Weber; production.emj{at}bmjgroup.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-206863

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